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2014 Berkshire Conference on Women’s History Themes
Histories on the Edge/Histoires sur la brèche University of Toronto: May 22-25, 2014 Proposals due Jan 15, 2013 For the first time in its history, the Berkshire Conference on Women’s History (also known as the “Big Berks”) will be held outside of the United States, at the University of Toronto, on May 22-25, 2014. The [...]
Looking Back at the 2011 Little Berks
The 2011 Littler Berks was held at the beautiful Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York. The relaxing locale provided a perfect backdrop for the historians to discuss the fascinating presentations given by Claudia Koonz (our Friday night keynote speaker), Nadia Jones-Gailani, Kathi Kern, Anna Sheftel, and Lisa Ndejuru. Below, Nadia and Lisa share [...]
Book and Article Prize Updates and Deadlines
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historian invites nominations for the 2011 book and article prizes. Book Prize Congratulations to Christina Snyder, winner of the 2010 Book Prize of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians for her Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America (Harvard University Press, 2010). The Berkshire Conference [...]
Past Winners of the Book and Article Prizes
2010 Sherry L. Smith, “Reconciliation and Restitution in the American West,” Western Historical Quarterly, 41 (Spring 2010): 4-25. In her thought-provoking and compelling article, Sherry L. Smith invites readers to consider how groups and nations can acknowledge monumental historical injustices and what role history and historians play. Focusing on the Native peoples of the American [...]
Little Berks, Fall 2011
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is planning a retreat for the weekend of November 4-6, 2011. The “Little Berks” will be held at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, a location back by popular demand. The facility features the Roosevelt Baths and Spa, where women historians have been known to soak [...]
Think/Learn/Teach/Do
*THINK/*LEARN/*TEACH/*DO This space is dedicated to sharing new perspectives stirred by the Berks “Generations” conference that have the potential to change our practices as thinkers, scholars, students, teachers, and activists. What did you learn from your conference experience? Will it lead you to teach differently? To see the world in new ways? To act in [...]
Big Berks Conference Information, 2011
The 2011 Big Berks will be held from June 9th-12th at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For more information on lodging, transportation and UMass please visit our conference website. To download the program please visit http://berksconference.org/BerkshireConference2011.pdf To register, sign up for meals or housing, or to preregister for tours and workshops please visit our registration page. We regret [...]
Registration for the 2011 Big Berks
Registration for the 2011 Big Berks is now open. Please see Big Berks Registration for details and to register!
15th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
The next Big Berks meeting will be held June 9-12, 2011, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with joint sponsorship from Five College, Inc. and the consortium of Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mt. Holyoke College, Smith College, the University of Massachusetts. Read more in the Call for Papers. Please note, though, that the deadline for [...]
